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Sunday 25 October 2015

PRESTIGE BREAKERS - CURRENTLY BEING DISMANTLED BY MVDA MEMBERS

A very small selection of vehicles currently being dismantled by MVDA members - for more info visit http://dhparts.mvda.org.uk/used-car-parts-breaking-vehicles/
Audi Q7 2.9D auto 2008 Hills 01695 551 973
Audi R8 4.2P auto 2007 SCB 0131 333 1098
Audi TT 2.0D man 2013 ASM 01844 268 940 (Opt 1)
BMW 520 2.0D auto 2013 Pic-up spares 01792 771701
BMW 640 3.0D auto 2013 Charles Trent 01202 744194
BMW X5 3.0D auto 2011 Partmart 01443 834779
BMW X6 3.0D auto 2012 Motorhog 0845 408 4000
Mercedes c200 2.1D auto 2012 ASM 01844 268 940 (Opt 1)
Mercedes C63 AMG 6.2P auto 2013 ASM 01844 268 940 (Opt 1)
Mercedes CLS 3.0D auto 2011 Motorhog 0845 408 4000
Volvo XC60 2.0D man 2014 Car Transplants 01270 627919
Volvo XC60 2.4 D auto 2014 Motorhog 0845 408 4000
Volvo XC90 2.4 D auto 2012 Hills 01695 551 973

Tuesday 20 October 2015

MORE MOTOR SALVAGE OPTIONS FOR MVDA MEMBERS

GOT VEHICLES FOR SALE?

DON'T USE INTERNET AUCTION?

MVDA members now have the facility to list the vehicles they currently have for sale on the MVDA website.

And it's completely FREE OF CHARGE to all MVDA members.

It's a pretty basic system at the moment, but it can be further developed if it proves useful to/ popular with members.

There are no IT system requirements, other than access to & ability to use later MS XL packages.

If you are a MVDA member, simply log in, download the template, add your vehicle details & upload the file.

Simples!

WILL THE SCRAP METAL PRICE COLLAPSE RESULT IN MORE ABANDONED VEHICLES?


There is growing speculation that a continuing decline in scrap metal values will witness a resurgence of abandoned vehicles, and a sharp contraction in the ELV & metals recycling industries.  Pessimism in the marketplace has been underlined with the recent major metal industry closures, collapses & cutbacks - including the announcement today by TATA about 1200 UK job losses.

In recent months we have heard reports of members starting to refrain from paying for ELVs needing collection or offering only low prices for ELVs delivered into their sites.  The brunt of the value collapse is being experienced by small volume operators but even larger operators in some parts of the country are seeing collected bulk light iron prices as low as £25/ tonne.

It was back in 1999-2003 that abandoned vehicle problems last reached fever pitch, with a reported 330,000 vehicles being abandoned annually – with local government authorities (i.e. the taxpayer) footing the bill.  At the time, it was the weakness in the UK vehicle registration system that allowed this to happen – something that continues largely unchanged to this day, with up to 600,000 vehicles disappearing in the UK every year.  But this was before the ELV Directive was in place.

So the collapse in metal values potentially moves us into uncharted territories.  The EU ELV Directive, & the ‘own marque’ system implemented in the UK, was supposed to ‘head off’ this problem, by making ‘producers’ (vehicle manufacturers) responsible for ‘zero value’ ELVs and all VMs were required to, & have, established ‘free take back’ networks (the two service providers being CarTakeBack & Autogreen).

It remains to be seen exactly what ‘free take back’ really means, but it is generally envisaged to mean ‘free acceptance upon delivery of the ELV by the owner to an appointed take back location’.  Whether it would be acceptable to make a charge for collection is currently unclear.  But it is also our current understanding that service provider contracted ATFs are legally obliged to accept ELVs delivered to them FOC – a situation many thought would never arise.  Non-contracted ATFs have no such acceptance obligations.

MVDA members are invited to let us know, in confidence, how they are currently coping & what values they are managing to obtain for light iron sold to metal merchants.

We will be in touch regularly with Government to see how they view the current situation.

VAUXHALL LAUNCH SCRAPPAGE SCHEME


Vauxhall has launched a new scrappage scheme.  The following is from the Vauxhall website:

Vauxhall Scrappage Offer - Get £2,000 off a new Vauxhall

If you’ve recently had your eye on a shiny new Vauxhall car, here’s your chance to drive it away at a £2,000 discount (including VAT).

To claim the discount, all you have to do is trade in your old car when you buy. Any brand will do, and the age of your vehicle doesn’t matter.

You’ll simply need to prove that you’ve owned it for at least 90 days before the new-car order date and agree that the vehicle can be scrapped.

This scrappage offer is available at participating Retailers and covers our passenger-car range excluding VIVA, Corsa Sting, Corsa Sting R and ADAM JAM. Terms and conditions apply.**

Our scrappage offer is available on top of other Vauxhall offers – so why not save even more by combining it with our Flexible Finance, Flexible PCP or insurance offers?

For example, if you’re 18-20, you can get a year’s insurance on ADAM SLAM and Corsa Limited Edition for just £99. And if you’re 21 or more, you can get one year’s free insurance.

This means a 21-year old customer who trades in their car could also take advantage of a £1,190 finance deposit contribution and pay just £193 per month over 36 months for a Corsa three-door 1.2-litre Limited Edition – and that includes one year’s free insurance and one year’s free OnStar and 4G Wi-Fi^.

We’re the only manufacturer making this offer, so why not contact your Vauxhall Retailer today?

**Scrappage Allowance – terms and conditions
£2,000 Scrappage Allowance towards a new car is offered on condition that the traded-in car must have been registered in your name as the owner for a least 90 days and the registration document must be in your name and address. Offers available to private individuals and small businesses 1-24 units (purchase only). All other sales categories are excluded. Offers apply to selected new vehicles ordered between 8 October 2015 and 15 December 2015, and are subject to terms and conditions. Offers available at participating retailers only. UK-supplied vehicles only.


^On selected models only. OnStar is a comprehensive package which includes a high-speed 4G Wi-Fi mobile network, emergency response notification and stolen-vehicle recovery technology.

Tuesday 13 October 2015

Cut Red Tape UK

HOW MUCH TIME, EFFORT & MONEY DO YOU SPEND COMPLYING WITH WASTE LAW?

13/10/2015


IT IS IN YOUR INTEREST TO TAKE PART IN THIS!
 
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WASTE LEGISLATION & THE REGULATORS - GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR YOUR VIEW
 
Having spoken to many of you and/ or having received comments and submissions from you in the past few weeks, we are now in the process of putting together a report summarising the findings of the Cutting Red Tape review into the waste and recycling sector. The report and the review would not have been possible without the contributions we have received so far from you and your members so this comes with a huge thank you for your input.
In order for us to give context to some of the themes and issues that have been raised, we have been working with our analysts to establish a baseline of the costs and impacts to the industry. It would be really helpful if you could circulate the survey below to your members – the survey should only take a few minutes to complete and the closing date is Monday 19 October
 
 
The information provided will be aggregated and will help us by quantifying the scale and costs of some of the issues we have heard so far for individual companies.
Cutting Red Tape
Better Regulation Executive
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS)  
T: 020 7215 4120

Friday 9 October 2015

LOOKING FOR MOTOR SALVAGE? TRY THE MVDA WEBSITE

You can now view 1000's of salvage vehicles on the MVDA website:

  • Internet auction
  • bike salvage
  • salvage for sale on site

It's all there - shown in one place!

And if you need parts, look no further

The MVDA website also shows vehicles currently being broken for spares by members.

POWERED BY PARTSHARK

GET READY FOR THE EA DEPOLLUTION CAMPAIGN


The Environment Agency has announced that it is to conduct a ELV ATF campaign and Audit.

The focus of this campaign is on the depollution process and the disposal route for the waste produced. The Audit will asses effectiveness of your depollution process and the storage and handling of the associated fluids and waste materials. The audit will also include; technical competence, record keeping, compliance with hazardous waste regs and F Gas compliance.

What can AutoDrain do to Help!

·         Carry out a full on site diagnostic check for your depollution process

·         Assessment of your storage for fluids   

·         F-gas compliance check

·         Fuel Recovery competence

·         Assessment of your depollution training needs

·         Provide a written report  for your records

As part of our drive in creating a level playing field for our industry we will provide this service free of charge.

If you would like AutoDrain to assist you in maintaining your compliance with the ELV Directive please call us on (0113) 205 9332 to arrange a convenient date.